Forum Big Shot

Chapter 40: Forum Big Shot

Feng Ling was stunned too.

Was her temper really that bad? Or had the Corruption Value already made it impossible for her to control her emotions?

She frowned in thought, then got up and went inside. A moment later, she came back out holding a bottle of air freshener and sprayed Huangfu Miaomiao with it.

Huangfu Miaomiao was dumbfounded. "...Wh-what is this?"

"When I showered earlier, I discovered that pleasant scents help me calm down. I'm spraying some on you so I don't accidentally kill you," Feng Ling said.

Huangfu Miaomiao: "..."

Please don't say something so horrifying in such a calm tone!!!

She suddenly couldn't eat anymore!

She had no appetite at all!

With ketchup smeared around her mouth, Huangfu Miaomiao sat there blankly for a while as though her soul had left her body. Then she asked Feng Ling, "Can I go out and buy a bottle of perfume?"

"Go ahead." Feng Ling took out a credit card and handed it to her. "Buy a good one. The smell you have now seems kind of cheap."

With her life at stake, Huangfu Miaomiao did not dare delay. She took the credit card, immediately changed clothes, and headed out.

"Oh, right, you know this already, don't you?" At the dining table, Feng Ling speared a piece of watermelon with a small fork, red juice dripping down. "...Don't think about running. I put a Mark on you."

Huangfu Miaomiao instantly shuddered.

"I know..." She shrank her neck and left.

As soon as Huangfu Miaomiao was gone, the apartment immediately felt much quieter. The only sound filling the room was Feng Ling softly chewing her food.

She was still mulling over Huangfu Miaomiao being deleted from someone's friends list.

Based on her guess, the Player called Moon Shadow on the Forum was most likely the Xenomorph she had burned to death in the villa back then.

Its body could transform into countless blood-sucking worms.

That ability was troublesome. Although its offensive power was not particularly strong, it was far too flexible and varied. The worms could burrow into every kind of crack, and if one was not careful, they would escape. Eradicating it completely really would not be easy.

According to Little Skeleton, Players who logged back into their characters after going offline had to pay a large amount of Points. From that, she could infer that Moon Shadow was currently broke, desperately needing Points to stay alive.

Trading information about a Hidden Boss for Points would not only solve its immediate predicament, but also let it indirectly take revenge on her. Killing two birds with one stone.

As for why it had deleted Huangfu Miaomiao as a friend...

Maybe it was because... it had already reached a deal with someone else, so naturally there was no reason to keep talking.

At that thought, Feng Ling once again could not suppress the agitation rising inside her.

After being affected by the Corruption Value, it seemed difficult for her mind to settle down and think clearly.

What should she do?

What should she do?

How could she break this deadlock...

Feng Ling ate watermelon one bite at a time, absentmindedly fiddling with her phone. After thinking for ages, she still could not come up with any decent ideas.

She could not help sighing inwardly. Huangfu Miaomiao had been right. When the Corruption Value reached around 30%, it really was easy to become mentally unstable. She was just sitting here eating watermelon, yet the sight of all that dripping juice gave her the hazy feeling that her hands were covered in blood.

She was practically going crazy. How could she expect herself to come up with any good ideas?

Feng Ling sighed.

She felt sorry for herself.

If only someone could offer her some advice.

Unfortunately, she had no parents and no one to rely on. Her few good friends were all back in her hometown, and here in Qingjiang City, aside from Su Yuqing, whom she had only just met, there was no one else she could trust.

Should she ask Su Yuqing for help?

But how was she supposed to bring this up to him?—Because of me, a large group of Xenomorphs are going to come kill people in Qingjiang. Better prepare yourself.

Su Yuqing would definitely pack her bags overnight and tell her to get the hell out of Qingjiang City, wouldn't he?

Feng Ling clutched her forehead in misery.

After a while, she suddenly thought of something and looked at her phone!

"I'm so stupid..." Feng Ling opened the Exo-Star Forum app and muttered, "Players have a Forum, but humans do too. The masses possess infinite power. I can totally make a post on the Forum and brainstorm with everyone..."

A purplish-red star popped up and spun as the page loaded.

Two seconds later, the Forum interface finished loading. Feng Ling immediately went to the most popular section to make a post!

She had even thought of the title—

Family! What do I do if Xenomorphs are coming in a group to kill my friend?

Pretending to have a friend was standard procedure. Feng Ling believed those who got it, got it.

She freely improvised the main text, writing a long paragraph:

'Bean Paste: What do I do, family? My friend is so miserable. She picked up a Card and somehow became a Hidden Boss, and now Xenomorphs are hunting her! She was only acting in reasonable self-defense, but that Xenomorph actually held a grudge against my friend and exposed her information! Now Xenomorphs are coming in a group to kill my friend! Wuwuwuwu, what should we do???'

The whole thing was helpless, weak, and pitiful.

Even Feng Ling found the words she had typed strangely fascinating. She muttered, "I really am mentally unstable. So unstable..."

Mm, she would refresh the page first.

One reply appeared.

'Clear Wind: If you're not calling the police, are you waiting to attend a funeral?'

Feng Ling: "..."

She refreshed again.

'Dumpling Maker: You can just make up stories off the top of your head, huh? Go study the featured section first. Information on the Xenomorphs' classification of humans was compiled long ago. I've never heard of a Hidden Boss.'

'Big Hamster: Your friend is having a meltdown.'

'Mi Jia: It's probably fishing for replies. Once it gets traffic, it'll start inserting ads. Someone tell a moderator to delete this post.'

Feng Ling: "..."

Humans really were not likable!

'Bean Paste: What will it take for you to believe me?!!!'

'Mi Jia: Post photos~ Since your friend got a Card, have her show off her Card Ability.'

'Clear Wind: Don't post cosplay photos. And please spare us AI-generated images too.'

'Big Hamster: Make the OP post them! Hahaha, I want to see!'

'Midsummer: Want to see +1.'

'Little Yang Wants to Sleep: Want to see +99.'

The number of replies suddenly surged.

Feng Ling was extremely speechless. Where was the power of the masses? Had all the power of the masses been used for gossip?

Just as she was about to close the page and forget it, new replies appeared after another refresh:

'Weasel01: Don't post them.'

'Weasel01: Photos could reveal your current location.'

Feng Ling paused slightly.

She recognized that name. He was a famous reposting big shot on the Forum—known for reposting all kinds of Xenomorph knowledge to the Forum day after day!

Moreover, he rarely spoke. His whole thing was being an obscure reposting machine.

After the reposting big shot appeared, Feng Ling's post skyrocketed in popularity—

'Big Hamster: Holy shit, the Green Weasel big shot suddenly learned how to talk!'

'Clear Wind: What does that mean, boss? Don't tell me you actually believed the OP's pack of lies?'

'Midsummer: Emmm, if what the OP said is true, posting photos really would be too dangerous.'

'Falling Tide: What's going on, what's going on? I'm wide awake now! Does this mean our resistance has gained another great general? A hidden edition one, too?'

'Little Yang Wants to Sleep: Seems like that's what it means...'

'Mi Jia: I'm almost starting to believe it! OP, hurry up and swear you won't post ads, or I'll curse you for life!'

'Clear Wind: @Weasel01, boss, say something. Is this Hidden Boss real or not?'

Feng Ling opened her unread new messages in surprise.

The Forum big shot had sent her a private message~